Research

Numerical simulation of high speed reactive flows and mixed subsonic/supersonic streams. Design of next generation launch vehicles using the “ejector inlet”, an airbreathing engine based on the Rocket Based Combined Cycle (RBCC) concept. Experimental and numerical investigation of building generated turbulence and its effect on the flight of small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs); development of control techniques to stabilize UAV flight through urban environments.

Activities

• Visiting Researcher at the Japanese Aerospace eXploration Agency (JAXA) Kakuda Space Center
• Invited participant in The Technical Co-operation Program (TTCP) at Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) Valcartier
• Invited presentor at Tottori University, Japan

Journal Articles

J. Etele, J. P. Sislian, and B. Parent (2007), “Analysis of Increased Compression Through Area Constriction on Ejector-Rocket Performance,” AIAA Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets 44(2): 355-364.
Conference Publications

J. Etele, “Control Volume Approach to Quasi-1D Flow Control within Electromagnetic Fields,” 39th Plasmadynamics and Lasers Conference, Jun 2008.

David Galway, and J. Etele, “Modelling of the Urban Gust Environment with Application to Autonomous Flight,” Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference, Aug 2008.

M. Koupriyanov, and J. Etele, “Theoretical Investigation of the Compression Augmentation Effects of Variable Area Ejectors,” 15th International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference, Apr 2008.